Thinkfinity Lesson Plans

Title: Tomato Mold
Description:
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a researcher who's helping tomato plants fight back against black mold, a fungus that destroys them. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
Standard(s): [S1] GEN (9-12) 9: Differentiate among major areas in modern biotechnology, including plant, animal, microbial, forensic, and marine.

Subject: ScienceTitle: Tomato MoldDescription: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a researcher who's helping tomato plants fight back against black mold, a fungus that destroys them. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.Thinkfinity Partner: Science NetLinksGrade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Title: Weather and Agriculture
Description:
In this Xpeditions lesson, students research, discuss, and write reports on the relationship between climate and agriculture. They pretend that they've just purchased farms in specific parts of the United States and investigate that region's weather and climate in order to maximize the chances that their farms succeed.
Standard(s): [S1] GEL (9-12) 9: Describe the movement and storage of water in terms of watersheds, rainfall, surface runoff, aquifers, and surface water reservoirs.

Subject: Science - Biological and Life Sciences - Science - Earth science - Science - Meteorology - Social Studies - GeographyTitle: Weather and AgricultureDescription: In this Xpeditions lesson, students research, discuss, and write reports on the relationship between climate and agriculture. They pretend that they've just purchased farms in specific parts of the United States and investigate that region's weather and climate in order to maximize the chances that their farms succeed.Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic EducationGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Traveling Dust
Description:
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how microbes may be carried across the globe in clouds of dust. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
Standard(s): [S1] A&P (9-12) 11: Identify structures and functions of the respiratory system.

Subject: Health, ScienceTitle: Traveling DustDescription: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how microbes may be carried across the globe in clouds of dust. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.Thinkfinity Partner: Science NetLinksGrade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Thinkfinity Podcasts

Title: Tomato Mold
Description:
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a researcher who's helping tomato plants fight back against black mold, a fungus that destroys them. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
Standard(s): [S1] GEN (9-12) 9: Differentiate among major areas in modern biotechnology, including plant, animal, microbial, forensic, and marine.

Subject: ScienceTitle: Tomato MoldDescription: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a researcher who's helping tomato plants fight back against black mold, a fungus that destroys them. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.Thinkfinity Partner: Science NetLinksGrade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Title: Traveling Dust
Description:
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how microbes may be carried across the globe in clouds of dust. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
Standard(s): [S1] A&P (9-12) 11: Identify structures and functions of the respiratory system.

Subject: Health, ScienceTitle: Traveling DustDescription: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how microbes may be carried across the globe in clouds of dust. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.Thinkfinity Partner: Science NetLinksGrade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Web Resources

Interactives/Games

Title: Get in the Lab! Bacterial Identification
Description:
Teachers or students can enter this virtual lab to collect, study, and record different bacterial samples.
Standard(s): [S1] A&P (9-12) 3: Classify major types of cells, including squamous, cuboidal, columnar, simple, and stratified.